The Big Picture Presents: Ready to Vote 2008

This election cycle has seen an enormous increase in youth involvement. The Big Picture Presents: Ready to Vote 2008 talks with students – most that aren’t even of voting age – all over the state about what issues are the most important to them and what the candidates’ views are on those issues. Craig Melvin hosts this special.

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Thursday - October 16, 2008 at 7:00 pm
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Winthrop/ETV Poll - October 2008

The sixth in a series of polls by Winthrop University and ETV, will be of likely voters in South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia. It will be horserace in nature--carefully detailing head-to-head results among the candidates--as well as an examination of respondents' feelings about major issues of the day.

The polling sample is significant enough to be able to identify which of the three states, if any, might well go Democratic on Election Day. Virginia and North Carolina, in particular, are still described by leading pundits as "battleground" states.

Visit the official Winthrop/ETV Poll Website...

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Thursday - October 23, 2008 at 7:30 pm
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Election Issues

Are you prepared to go into the voting booth on November 4th? The Big Picture will detail all the information you need to make the most informative decisions, from the views of the presidential candidates, the constitutional amendment ballot questions, and the third party candidates running for office.

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Thursday - October 30, 2008 at 7:30 pm
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Economy

Recently, with the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, Bank of America buyout of Merrill Lynch, and the Fed bailout of AIG, our country’s economy is on extremely unstable ground. What does it mean to South Carolina, and more importantly how does it affect your wallet?

What do you want to know about your financial future? Leave a comment.

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Thursday - October 09, 2008 at 7:30 pm
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Coal Power

At a time when our country is desperate to find new energy, South Carolina’s state-owned utility, Santee Cooper, is proposing a new coal plant in the Pee Dee region. Over half of our country’s power comes from coal, and it is cheap and plentiful, but experts say that it causes the most air pollution, along with mercury poison. The Big Picture looks at both sides of the debate and the future of energy in our state.

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Thursday - October 02, 2008 at 7:30 pm
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Dr. Harris Pastides

With 8 campuses state-wide, an enrollment of over 40,000 students, and more than 236,000 living alumni, the University of South Carolina is the Flagship University of our State. We sit down with newly appointed president Harris Pastides to discuss his plans for the present and the future.

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Thursday - September 25, 2008 at 7:30 pm
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Traumatic Brain Injury

The Big Picture takes an in-depth look at the connection between TBI and the Iraq war.

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Thursday - September 18, 2008 at 7:30 pm (Repeat)
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National Convention Wrap

The Big Picture returns home after two weeks on the road with South Carolina’s Republican and Democratic delegations. We look back at the memorable moments from both conventions and look ahead at the race for the White House.

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Thursday - September 11, 2008 at 7:30 pm
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Republican Convention

The Big Picture leaves the Democrats in Colorado and travels with the South Carolina Republican Delegation to Minneapolis, Minnesota to the GOP’s official kick off to the 2008 Presidential election.

We will examine the role South Carolina plays on the convention and the upcoming election, talk with national political leaders and journalists about South Carolina’s impact, and speak to various members of the party and delegation about what this historic event means to them.

Beryl Dakers serves as special co-host from Columbia.

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Thursday - September 04, 2008 at 7:30 pm
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